How Many People Use Twitter's Own Apps? — On the latest Talk Show, Gruber wondered what the spread of Twitter clients really is. It made me realise that no one has really explored how many people use Twitter's own apps. I thought I'd (try to) find out.

YouTube Fights Horrible Commenters by Naming Names — YouTube is pushing its notorious commenters to name themselves. — When you comment on, or upload a video, YouTube will now urge you to “start using your full name on YouTube,” and ask if the video-sharing site can begin displaying …

Craigslist sues competitor PadMapper over listings — Craigslist has followed up on earlier threats and filed a lawsuit against popular apartment listing site PadMapper. The case raises questions over whether Craigslist is stifling innovation or simply protecting its data.

Hardware accelerating everything: Windows 8 graphics … In computer graphics, high performance is a guiding principle. In the early days of personal computing, discrete, add-on graphics cards were mostly focused on specialized applications such as CAD/CAM and gaming.

Martin Scorsese does Siri commercial in NYC cab — This is the fourth ad in Apple's line of popular Siri commercials. Martin Scorsese (via MacRumors) follows Samuel L. Jackson, Zooey Deschanel, and a pair of stinkers with John Malkovich. Scorsese is found in his natural environment—on the streets of Manhattan in the back of a cab.

Silicon Valley Worries About Addiction to Devices — Stuart Crabb, a director in the executive offices of Facebook, naturally likes to extol the extraordinary benefits of computers and smartphones. But like a growing number of technology leaders, he offers a warning: log off once in a while, and put them down.

All eyes on Apple's earnings: Estimates are sharply divided — The pros are looking earnings of $10.32 on sales of $37.2B. The indies are at $12.29 and $41.45B. — FORTUNE — It's one of the most closely watched corporate events of the season: Apple's (AAPL) earnings report for the most recent quarter …

“Subscribe” For Pages Being Tested By Facebook — Last week a fan spotted an abnormal occurrence that was showing on our Facebook page; a “subscribe” button. Nestled directly to the right of the Like button, the subscribe button appeared, mirroring the subscribe for users implementation.

Hacker Hostel ‘Illegal,’ Says Code Enforcement Unit — The novel idea to rent beds to engineers and developers per night in Mountain View houses not compliant with city code. — Two weeks ago Mountain View Patch wrote about the ‘hacker hostels’ in the city based on an article first published in The New York Times.